material virtual reality
In the Economist I had read about these virtual worlds being popular in Asia. However I imagined them as Final Fantasy worlds where you have a goal which you have to accomplish. I guess it’s not exactly that. I heard this online game Second Life through Boing boing. It’s just like Sims -which I never played-. But it’s just seriously virtual. There are “80’s Disco Parties” in there! We sat down with this woman and talked about the meaning of -second- life, and the hierarchy of needs in virtual life. I said “we’ll all die eventually” and left.
Virtual schizophrenia comes to Second Life
http://www.boingboing.net/2004/09/10/virtual_schizophreni.html>
“Burning Man” realm in online world of Second Life
http://www.boingboing.net/2003/09/09/virtual_burning_man_.html
I’ll be at a virtual book-club meeting in gamespace this Sunday
http://www.boingboing.net/2003/09/16/ill_be_at_a_virtual_.html
Virtual Oz theme-park created in online game
http://www.boingboing.net/2004/07/14/virtual_oz_themepark.html
I beleive it will get bigger and better from here.